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Bucharest – Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said that the photos from Bucha and other towns in Ukraine should remind the whole world that the illegal aggression in that country should be stopped, Agerpres reported. “The Russian invasion of Ukraine has terrible, unspeakable consequences - the images of Bucha and other towns in Ukraine must be a reminder for the whole world that we must stop this illegal aggression and that all those found responsible must pay! The international justice should prevail!” he wrote on Twitter.
Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca tweeted that he is “horrified by Bucha war crimes that need to be punished”, Agerpres also said. In his words, the horrifying war crimes committed in Ukraine by Russian soldiers should be put to trial and punished by international justice. Women, children, civilians – abused and killed in cold blood, are waiting for justice to be served.
Bucharest – The International Criminal Court should immediately begin work on investigating the crimes committed in Bucha and other settlements in Ukraine for which Russia is responsible, Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu said after his talks with Estonian counterpart Eva-Maria Liimets, Agerpres reported.
Aurescu said that during the talks it was underscored that the two countries’ positions should be coordinated in the current security context, marked by the Russian Federation’s illegal aggression against Ukraine.
Tirana – Albania insists on an independent investigation of the war crimes in Bucha and said it will table a lawsuit in the UN Security Council. Tirana reacted officially to the “atrocious civilian killings” in the Ukrainian town late on Sunday, MIA said.
Prime Minister Edi Rama wrote on Twitter that “the dreadful images of civilians killed in the Bucha Massacre by the Russian army are shocking”. “Everything must be done for an independent investigation of such horrible crimes. Nothing can ever excuse such cruelty. What a pain and what a shame!” he twitted.
Zagreb – The war in Ukraine cannot spread to Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia is an example of a smart energy policy, said US Special Representative to the Western Balkans Gabriel Escobar, as quoted by HINA. Speaking at a US-Croatian forum in Zagreb, he said that a spread of the Ukrainian crisis towards Croatia’s neighbours is possible as that crisis has returned Europe’s focus on handling crises in the neighbouring regions.
The war in Ukraine has also led to proactive acts of solidarity with the western values on the part of EU candidate countries, Escobar said. He described as a fundamental change Serbia’s condemning of the Russian invasion before the UN General Assembly in early March.
Ankara – Turkey registered an inflation rate of 61.14 per cent in March year-on-year, CNN Türk channel reported. According to Associated Press, that is the highest annual inflation rate in 20 years.
Data of the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) show a month-on-month rise in inflation by 5.46 per cent. In March, the biggest increase was registered in the transport sector, 99.12 per cent, while food products appreciated by 70.33 per cent.
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